| DIFFUSIONISMS | • diffusionisms n. Plural of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONISTS | • diffusionists n. Plural of diffusionist. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| DISQUISITIONS | • disquisitions n. Plural of disquisition. • DISQUISITION n. a carefully argued examination of a topic. |
| DISTINGUISHES | • distinguishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distinguish. • DISTINGUISH v. to perceive a difference in. |
| ILLUSTRISSIMO | • ILLUSTRISSIMO adj. (Italian) most illustrious, esp. as belonging to the Italian aristocracy. |
| INSIDIOUSNESS | • insidiousness n. A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious. • INSIDIOUS n. developing or advancing gradually and imperceptibly. |
| INSOLUBILISES | • insolubilises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insolubilise. • INSOLUBILISE v. to make insoluble, also INSOLUBILIZE. |
| INTRUSIONISTS | • intrusionists n. Plural of intrusionist. • INTRUSIONIST n. a person who intrudes, esp. of those who, before the Scottish Disruption of 1843, refused a parish the right of objecting to the settlement of an obnoxious minister by a patron. |
| INVIDIOUSNESS | • invidiousness n. (Rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious. • INVIDIOUS n. tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy. |
| JUSTICIALISMS | • JUSTICIALISM n. the political ideology of Juan Domingo Peron, President of Argentina, which combined Fascism and Socialism. |
| LITIGIOUSNESS | • litigiousness n. Property of being litigious, of tending to resort to legal means such as lawsuits. • LITIGIOUSNESS n. the state of being litigious. |
| MUSICIANSHIPS | • musicianships n. Plural of musicianship. • MUSICIANSHIP n. the skills of a musician. |
| PRUSSIANISING | • Prussianising v. Present participle of Prussianise. • PRUSSIANISE v. to make Prussian in character or principle, as in authoritarian control or rigid discipline, also PRUSSIANIZE. |
| SITUATIONISMS | • situationisms n. Plural of situationism. • SITUATIONISM n. the theory that behaviour is determined by surrounding situations rather than by personal qualities. |
| SPIRITUALISES | • spiritualises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spiritualise. • SPIRITUALISE v. to make spiritual, also SPIRITUALIZE. |
| SPIRITUALISMS | • spiritualisms n. Plural of spiritualism. • SPIRITUALISM n. the belief that nothing is real except the soul or spirit, also SPIRITISM. |
| SPIRITUALISTS | • spiritualists n. Plural of spiritualist. • Spiritualists n. Plural of Spiritualist. • SPIRITUALIST n. one who believes that nothing is real except the soul or spirit, also SPIRITIST. |
| SUBSIDIARIATS | • SUBSIDIARIAT n. a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc.). |
| SUBSIDISATION | • subsidisation n. (British spelling) Alternative form of subsidization. • SUBSIDISATION n. the act of subsidising, also SUBSIDIZATION. |